Where John Lewis Partnership operate, each shop gets £3,000 to donate each quarter and customers decide how much of that sum each of three nominated community groups or charities receives – as well as cash, this can also be in the form of John Lewis products and/or volunteering time from Partners.

Area Partnerships allocate funding that will assist in the delivery of their agreed Area Budget Investment Priorities. It is designed to provide relatively small, one-off grants throughout the year, ensuring that a wide range of new and existing local organisations can access funding each year to develop their activities. It can fund a wide variety of developmental projects including: projects that promote community activity; short-term/pilot projects (including staff costs); new equipment/materials for local organisations; activity costs at residential centres; environmental improvements; production of educational plays/materials; hire professional instructors; start-up grants or bus hire for day trips.

The fund will support help to deliver activities that make a difference to the lives of Sanctuary’s residents and their communities (Dundee, Aberdeen and Glasgow. Projects should fall into one or more of these themes: Employment; Education; Skills and Training; Health and Wellbeing; Community safety and infrastructure; Environment; Financial inclusion.

The Association has an annual Regeneration Budget from which they pay for additional Community Policing, make awards to tenants and local schools and support a variety of community projects in the Dennistoun area of Glasgow.

The Trust supports hospitals, institutions, societies and others whose work they believe is beneficial to the community in Glasgow and the West of Scotland

The principle activities of the fund are the provision of grants for the maintenance and repair of church buildings throughout Scotland with priority to churches in the west and south west of Scotland. Support is also given for new initiatives and projects in Christian Mission. It continues to make grants towards funding university fees particularly on post graduate courses which could assist candidates for the ministry, and grants are also made to Schools and Sunday Schools in Irvine to assist in purchase of books and equipment for imparting religious education.

The Trustees' current policy is to support primarily projects which are for the benefit of Glasgow and her citizens, funds are also paid to other areas of the central belt and the Argyll & Isles area, other Scottish and UK wide projects will be considered for small grants if they can be applied locally.

This programme supports learning for all audiences associated with the maintenance, repair and use of Glasgow’s historic built environment. These activities will aim to broaden an understanding and appreciation for the need to promote and use traditional skills and materials, as well as boosting training opportunities which support progression and accreditation within the sector, and as such work towards addressing the traditional skills deficit in Glasgow. The Traditional Skills Grants programme will support the development and delivery of both independent projects and those delivered in partnership with the Traditional Skills Officer

This programme supports projects largely developed and delivered by community members and is designed to engage communities with built environment issues within Glasgow. The Community Grants programme will support the development and delivery of both independent projects and those delivered in partnership with the Community Engagement Officer.

The Foundation is funded by Leeds Building Society and its members. The Foundation primarily provides funding towards practical items that directly support those in need including those with disabilities, affected by homelessness, or with serious health issues. They focus on people who either live or work in the areas served by the Society's branches which are located throughout the UK. In Scotland they have branches in Aberdeen, Edinburgh and Glasgow.